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Nacionalidades
Every country and continent has an adjective that can be used to describe people and things from that place, using the verb ser. Those same adjectives can also be used as nouns to refer to people from that place.
Por ejemplo…
No soy español. | I’m not Spanish. | |
Tengo una tía española. | I have a Spanish aunt. | |
Conozco a un colombiano. | I know a Columbian (man). |
Here are some nationalities and "continentalities" you might need to know.
Noun / Adjective | Nationality | ||
Masculine | Feminine | ||
African | africano | africana | |
American (North + South) | americano* | americana | |
American from USA | estadounidense | estadounidense | |
Argentine | argentino | argentina | |
Asian | asiático | asiática | |
Australian | australiano | australiana | |
Brazilian | brasileño | brasileña | |
Canadian | canadiense | canadiense | |
Chinese | chino | china | |
Colombian | colombiano | colombiana | |
Egyptian | egipcio | egipcia | |
English | inglés | inglesa | |
European | europeo | europea | |
French | francés | francesa | |
German | alemán | alemana | |
Indian | indio | india | |
Italian | italiano | italiana | |
Japanese | japonés | japonesa | |
Mexican | mejicano | mejicana | |
Polish | polaco | polaca | |
Portuguese | portugués | portuguesa | |
Russian | ruso | rusa | |
Spanish | español | española | |
Swiss | suizo | suiza | |
Ukrainian | ucraniano | ucraniana |
Irregular nationality agreement
- Feminine of nationalities that end in -e
- Feminine of nationalities that end in -s
- Plural of nationalities that end in -e
- Plural of nationalities that end in -s
Notes
Many nationalities are identical to their respective languages.
Nationalities, which are both adjectives and proper nouns, are not capitalized in Spanish. When feminine and/or plural, they follow the same agreement rules as other adjectives.
* This refers to anyone from either North or South America; to talk about someone from the United States, use estadounidense.
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